Weather-board clamp



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W.y KINDBRMAN, WEATHER BOARD LAMP.

Patented AMay 26, 1896.

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FVILLIAM KINDERMAN, OF TROUTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WEATHER-BOARD CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,003, dated May 26, 1896.

Application filed September 27, 1895. Serial No 563,863. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.- g

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KINDERMAN, of Troutville, in the county of Cleariield and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Weather Board Clamp, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved weather board clamp which is simple and durable in construction and more especially designed for drawing ton gued and grooved weather-boards together preparatory to nailing the `same in place.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the gures.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the saine on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of a modified form of foot-piece on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4c is a front elevation of the same.

The improved weather-board clamp is provided with a head A, adapted to engage the groove B in the weather-board B, adapted to be drawn in position on the weather-board B3, already nailed in place. From the front of the head A extend forwardly the lugs A', on which are secured the rods C C, extending downwardly in front of the weather-boards, as is plainly illustrated in Figs. l and 2. The said rods are threaded at their lower ends and are loosely engaged by ears D' of a frame D, extending between the two rods. The frame is held in position on the rods C C by nuts C', screwing on the rods and engaging the ears D', as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. l. Now by adjusting the nuts C the frame D can be moved up or down on the rods C C, according to the width of the weather-boards under treatment.

In the frame D is j ournaled a transverselyextending shaft, carrying at its outer end a crank-arm F, adapted to be taken hold of by the operator to turn the crank-arm of the shaft E. The latter is provided within the frame D with a gear-wheel G in mesh with a rack II, extending vertically and guided in the frame D, the lower end of the rack H carrying a foot-piece I, adapted to engage the bevel B2 on the lower edge of the weatherboard B3, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 2, the said foot-piece being beveled at its inner face at an angle corresponding with the bevel B2. On this beveled inner face are secured pins or points I', adapted to engage the weather-board to securely hold the foot-piece in place.

In case the weather-boards are not provided with bevels B2, but are formed with square edges, then an auxiliary foot-piece I2, triangularin cross-section, is secured by a set-screw I3 to the foot-piece I, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4:. vThis auxiliary foot-piece I2 is formed on the top with'a point or points l4 to engage the lower edge of the weather-board to securely hold the foot-piece I in position. Now it will be seen that when the device is applied as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 then the operator upon turning the crank-arm F in the direction of the arrow d causes the shaft E to turn so that the gear-wheel G imparts an upward sliding motion to the rack H, whereby Va downward pressure is exerted on the head A by the action of the frame B and rods C C on the said head. By this action the board B is drawn firmly downward in contact with the weather-board B3 to permit the operator to nail the weather-board in position after firm contact is established.

In order to lock the shaft E in position after the weather-board B is drawn downward into the proper place, I provide the shaft E with a ratchetwheel J, engaged by a pawl K, fulcrumed on the frame B. When the weather-board B has been nailed in position at the end drawn downward in contact with the weather board B3, then the operator swings the pawl K out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel J, then turns the crankarm F backward in the inverse direction of the arrow a', so as to slightly move the head A upward out of firm engagement with the top edge of the weather-board B. At the same time the foot-piece I is disengaged from the weather-board B3, and then the entire machine is moved longitudinally along the two weather-boards, with the head, however, resting in the groove B. When the second IOO nailing-place is reached, the operator en gages the foot-pieee I again with the bevel B, and the above operation is repeatedthat is, the crank-arm F is turned in the direction ol the arrow a to draw this part of the weatherbeard B downward in engagement with the weather-board B. The abo\f'edescribed operation is repeated at each nailing throughout the length of the weather-boards.

It will be seen that this machine is very simple and durable in construction, ean be readily applied and manipulated to firmly draw the boards in proper Contact with each other.

llaving thus fully described my invention, l Claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A device of the class described, compris ing a head adapted to engage the top edge of a weather-board, the said head being provided near each end with a forwardly-extending lug, rods extending` downwardly 'l'rom the said lugs and screw-threaded at their lower ends, a 'l'rame extending between the said rods and adj nstable thereon, nuts screwing on the rods and adapted to engage the said frame to hold it in the adjusted position, a rack guided in the said frame and carrying a foot-piece at its lower end, and means [for imparting movement to the said rack, substantially as shown and described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a head adapted to engage the groove in the weather-board, rods extending from the said head in front of the weather-board and screw-threaded at their lower ends, a frame adjustable on the said reds, means :or holdi ,ing the frame in the adjusted position, a shaft journaled in said frame and carrying a crankarm, a gear-wheel. secured on said shaft, a raek in mesh with said gear-nlroei, and a `Dietpieee carried by said rack and adapted to engage the weather-board already fastened in place and on which the first-named weatherboard is adapted to be drawn, substantially as shown and described.

23. A device of the class described, comprising a head adapted. to engage the groove in a weather-board, rods extending from the said head in front off the weather-board and screwthreaded at their lower ends, a frame provided with ears adapted to loosely engage the said rods, the said frame being adjustable on the said rods, nuts screwing on the said rods and engaging the ears to hold the frame in position, a shalt journaled in said frame and carrying a crank-arm, a gear-wheel cured on said shaft, a rack in mesh with said gear-wheel, and a foot-piece adapted to engage the weather-board already fastened in place and on which the iirst-named weatherboard is adapted to be drawn, the said footv piece being provided with pins for engaging the weather-board, substantially as shown and described.

A device of the class described, comprising a head adapted to engage the top edge el a weather-board, rods extending from the said head, aframe adjustably held on said rods, a rack having guided movement in the said frame, a foot-piece carried. at the lower end of the said rack and beveled at its in ner face, and an auxiliary foot-piece triangular in cross section and adapted to be secured to the beveled inner laee of the Irst named foot-piece, the said auxiliary .toot-piece being provided with a pin on iis top, substantially as shown and described.

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